Terms & Conditions

1. Incorporation

These conditions govern every contract for the sale of Goods and/or the provision of services by Warrnambool Air Conditioning & Electrical to the Customer, and constitute all the Terms and Conditions agreed between them to the exclusion of all other Terms and Conditions.

No modification to these Conditions, whether put forward in the Customer’s purchase order or otherwise shall bind Warrnambool Air Conditioning & Electrical unless agreed to in writing by its authorised employee.

These Conditions supersede any Terms and Conditions which have previously governed contracts for the sale of Goods and Services by Warrnambool Air Conditioning & Electrical to the Customer.

2. Payment

The terms of payment to Warrnambool Air Conditioning & Electrical are as follows:

a) for the supply and installation of air conditioning units payment is strictly COD unless otherwise agreed to a maximum of net 30 (thirty) days from the date of invoice;

b) for the provision of service payment is strictly COD unless otherwise agreed to a maximum of net 30 (thirty) days from the date of invoice;

Failure to pay within agreed credit terms will automatically create stop credit and will not be recommenced until payment is received for all amounts outstanding beyond agreed credit terms.

Without prejudice to any other remedy, Warrnambool Air Conditioning & Electrical reserves the right to charge a default charge on any overdue payments at an annual rate equal to the Commonwealth Bank’s current overdraft rate at the time the payment fell due.

3. Quotations and Prices

Any quotation given by Warrnambool Air Conditioning & Electrical is a mere invitation to treat and does not constitute a contractual offer. All quotations hold for 30 (thirty) days after issue, however, Warrnambool Air Conditioning & Electrical may withdraw a quotation at any time.

Prices included in the quotation are based on the specifications, drawings and/or requests by the Customer. Factos my change the cost, should the specification or Customer’s request change, then Warrnambool Air Conditioning & Electrical reserves the right to vary the quotation price. If there is any error or omission in the Quote, Warrnambool Air Conditioning & Electrical reserves the right to change the contract sum on the Quote. This clause applies even if the Quote has been accepted by the customer. Prices quoted are subject to final costing assessment by Warrnambool Air Conditioning & Electrical.

All quoted prices are exclusive of GST unless otherwise stated.

4. Delivery

The times quoted for delivery are estimates only and Warrnambool Air Conditioning & Electrical accepts no liability for failure or delay in delivery of Goods. The Customer is not relieved of any obligation to accept or pay for Goods by reason of any delay in delivery. Goods may be delivered by installments at the discretion of Warrnambool Air Conditioning & Electrical.

Risk in the Goods passes on delivery to the Customer.

5. Warrnambool Air Conditioning & Electrical’s Warranty and Claims

Service under warranty shall only be available between the hours of 7.30am to 4.00pm Monday to Friday, and excludes public holidays, and warranty does not include routine maintenance service including filter cleaning, rectification of faults arising from power failure, misuse of equipment, lack of routine maintenance or operator error.

Warranty for the purpose of this clause is either:

a) Installation warranty; a guarantee of workmanship and associated ductwork and materials on new installations for a period of 12 (twelve) months whereby Warrnambool Air Conditioning & Electrical will repair the product in the event of any defect,

b) Service warranty; a guarantee of workmanship for service repair work for a period of 3 (three) months where the works will be performed again in the event of any defects associated with the initial service work.

All costs of freight and travelling expenses associated with making a claim under this warranty are to be paid by the Customer.

The Goods come with guarantees that cannot be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law. The Customer is entitled to a replacement or refund for a “major failure” and for compensation for any other reasonably foreseeable loss or damage. The Customer is also entitled to have the Goods repaired or replaced if the Goods fail to be of acceptable quality and the failure does not amount to a “major failure”.

The benefits to you given by Warrnambool Air Conditioning & Electrical’s warranty are in addition to other rights and remedies that you may have under law in relation to the products to which this warranty relates.

Warranty on new air conditioning units and new parts are subject to the manufacturer’s warranty. However, where permissible by law, the customer must pay for all work undertaken in carrying out a repair if the manufacturer’s assessment determines the claim does not fall within the manufacturer’s warranty terms.

The Customer must provide proof of purchase to make a claim under any warranty.

6. Retention of Title

All equipment supplied and installed by Warrnambool Air Conditioning & Electrical remains the property of the Company until all monies outstanding to the Company in connection with these Terms and Conditions have been paid.

In the event of a default by the Customer, then without prejudice to any other rights which Warrnambool Air Conditioning & Electrical may have at law or under this contract:

a) Warrnambool Air Conditioning & Electrical or its agents may without notice to the Customer enter the Customer’s premises or any premises under the control of the Customer for the purposes of recovering the Goods.

b) Warrnambool Air Conditioning & Electrical may recover and resell the Goods;

i. If the Goods cannot be distinguished from similar Goods which the Customer has or claims to have paid for in full, Warrnambool Air Conditioning & Electrical may in its absolute discretion seize all Goods matching the description of the Goods and hold same for a reasonable period so that the respective claims of Warrnambool Air Conditioning & Electrical and the Customer may be ascertained. Warrnambool Air Conditioning & Electrical must promptly return to the Customer any Goods the property of the Customer and Warrnambool Air Conditioning & Electrical is in no way liable or responsible for any loss or damage to the Goods or for any loss, damage or destruction to the Customer’s business howsoever arising from the seizure of the Goods.

ii. In the event that the Customer uses the Goods in some manufacturing or construction process of its own or some third party, then the Customer must hold such part of the proceeds of sale of such manufacturing or construction process as relates to the Goods in trust for Warrnambool Air Conditioning & Electrical. Such part will be an amount equal in dollar terms to the amount owing by the Customer to the Warrnambool Air Conditioning & Electrical at the time of the receipt of such proceeds. The Customer will pay Warrnambool Air Conditioning & Electrical such funds held in trust upon the demand of Warrnambool Air Conditioning & Electrical.

7. Personal Properties and Securities Act 2009 (Cth) (“PPSA”)

a) Defined terms in this clause have the same meaning as given to them in the PPSA.

b) Warrnambool Air Conditioning & Electrical and the Customer acknowledge that these Terms and Conditions constitute a Security Agreement and gives rise to a Purchase Money Security Interest (PMSI) in favour of Warrnambool Air Conditioning & Electrical over the Goods supplied or to be supplied to the Customer as Grantor pursuant to these Terms and Conditions.

c) The Goods supplied or to be supplied under these Terms and Conditions fall within the PPSA classification of ”Other Goods” acquired by the Customer pursuant to these Terms and Conditions.

d) Warrnambool Air Conditioning & Electrical and the Customer acknowledge that Warrnambool Air Conditioning & Electrical, as Secured Party, is entitled to register its interest in the Goods supplied or to be supplied to the Customer, as Grantor, under these Terms and Conditions on the PPSA Register as Collateral.

e) The Customer waives its right to receive notification of or a copy of any Verification Statement confirming registration of a Financing Statement or a Financing Change Statement relating to a Security Interest granted by the Customer, as Grantor, to Warrnambool Air Conditioning & Electrical.

f) The Customer agrees to indemnify Warrnambool Air Conditioning & Electrical on demand for all costs and expenses, including legal costs and expenses on a solicitor / client basis, associated with the;

i. registration or amendment or discharge of any Financing Statement registered by or on behalf of Warrnambool Air Conditioning & Electrical; and

ii. enforcement or attempted enforcement of any Security Interest granted to Warrnambool Air Conditioning & Electrical by the Customer.

g) The Customer agrees:

i. that, to the extent permitted at law, nothing in sections 130 to 143 of the PPSA will apply to these Terms and Conditions or the Security under these Terms and Conditions;.

ii. to waive its right to do any of the following under the PPSA:

A. receive notice of removal of an Accession under section 95;

B. receive notice of an intention to seize Collateral under section 123;

C. receive notice of disposal of Collateral under section 130;

D. receive a Statement of Account if there is no disposal under section 130(4);

E. receive notice of retention of Collateral under section 135;

F. redeem the Collateral under section 142;

G. reinstate the Security Agreement under section 143;

H. object to the purchase of the Collateral by the Secured Party under section 129; and

I. receive a Statement of Account under section 132(3)(d) following a disposal showing the amounts paid to other Secured Parties and whether Security Interests held by other Secured Parties have been discharged.

8. Retention Money

Unless otherwise provided in writing in this tender, the purchaser shall not be entitled to retain any part of the purchase price by way of retention monies to guarantee satisfactory operation of the equipment supplied and installed.

9. Warranties

a) Warrnambool Air Conditioning & Electrical’s liability in respect of a breach of a consumer guarantee for any Goods not of a kind ordinarily acquired for personal, domestic or household use is limited, to the extent permissible by law and at Warrnambool Air Conditioning & Electrical’s option;

i. in relation to the Goods:

A. the replacement of the products or the supply of equivalent products;

B. the repair of the products;

C. the payment of the cost of replacing the products or of acquiring equivalent products; or

D. the payment of the cost of having the products repaired.

ii. in relation to the services:

A. the supply of the services again; or

B. the payment of the cost of having the services supplied again.

b) To the extent permitted by law, all other warranties whether implied or otherwise, not set out in these Terms and Conditions are excluded and Warrnambool Air Conditioning & Electrical is not liable in contract, tort (including, without limitation, negligence or breach of statutory duty) or otherwise to compensate the Customer for:

i. any increased costs or expenses;

ii. any loss of profit, revenue, business, contracts or anticipated savings;

iii. any loss or expense resulting from a claim by a third party; or

iv. any special, indirect or consequential loss or damage of any nature whatsoever caused by Warrnambool Air Conditioning & Electrical’s failure to complete or delay in completing the order to deliver the Goods.

c) Any claims to be made against Warrnambool Air Conditioning & Electrical for short delivery of Goods must be lodged with Warrnambool Air Conditioning & Electrical in writing within 7 (seven) days of the delivery date.

10. Indemnity

To the full extent permitted by law, the Customer will indemnify Warrnambool Air Conditioning & Electrical and keep Warrnambool Air Conditioning & Electrical indemnified from and against any liability and any loss or damage Warrnambool Air Conditioning & Electrical may sustain, as a result of any breach, act or omission, arising directly or indirectly from or in connection with any breach of any of these Terms and Conditions by the Customer or its representatives.

10.5 Liability

Warrnambool Air Conditioning & Electrical shall not be liable for any damages arising from any acts or omissions of the Customer or any third-party contractor working on the Customer's premises. Warrnambool Air Conditioning & Electrical shall not be liable for any damages arising from any defects or deficiencies in the Customer's electrical system or any other property.

11. Exclusions

The price agreed herein does not include any expense covering damage arising from hidden or unknown contingencies found at the job site: example – faults or deteriorations of the building structure, pre-existing conditions of the site, heritage or preservation orders, finding of hazardous substances and the like, unless specifically noted in the tender price.

This tender shall exclude the following items and it shall be the responsibility of the Customer to provide the same unless otherwise agreed in writing:

the performing of any building work including (but not limited to) cutting holes, patching, painting, flashing, boxing in;

furring in, plinths or platforms;

metered electrical mains brought to a point adjacent to the equipment as required;

alterations to the switchboard or existing mains supply;

condensate drains brought to a point adjacent to the equipment as required;

12. General

a) These Terms and Conditions are to be construed in accordance with the laws from time to time in the Victoria and the Commonwealth of Australia.

b) These Terms and Conditions contain all of the Terms and Conditions of the contract between the parties and may only be varied by agreement in writing between the parties.

c) Any conditions found to be void, unenforceable or illegal may, to that extent be severed from these Terms and Conditions.

d) No waiver of any of these Terms and Conditions or failure to exercise a right or remedy by Warrnambool Air Conditioning & Electrical will be considered to imply or constitute a further waiver by Warrnambool Air Conditioning & Electrical of the same or any other term, condition, right or remedy.

Other matters: Once ductwork or other equipment is hung, it is taken that this is approved by builder and owner. The Customer acknowledges and agrees that capping will be required to travel into the roof pipe work and exposed conduit drains, where work cannot be completed via cavity.

If Warrnambool Air Conditioning & Electrical is not told about any asbestos or comes across unknown asbestos, it is upto the customer/organisation to remove safety and bear the cost of such removal.

Confidential

The content of quotes is confidential and intended for the recipient specified in the quote only. It is strictly forbidden to share any part of the quote with any third party, without a written consent of Warrnambool Air Conditioning & Electrical.